has been lingering
- present perfect progressive of linger (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The average length of unemployment has been lingering near six months.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Over the last few weeks a persistent low pressure system has been lingering in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia which has kept temperatures cooler across much of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
The smoke that has been lingering in western Washington from ongoing wildfires will hang around for just one more day.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
And in Ethiopia, the media mogul and opposition figure Jawar Mohammed has been lingering in prison for almost five months on charges of terrorism.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2020
He has been lingering with all the inquisitiveness and privilege of an old servant; when Faulconbridge says: "James Gurney, wilt thou give us leave a while?" with strained politeness.
From A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare by MacDonald, George
